What's it worth? Book

This isn't a book that you read cover to cover--it's more of a reference book for antique dealers and buyers. I'm not an antique dealer or buyer, but I really enjoyed looking through it from a purely artistic perspective. It's kind of like a museum collection guide with prices. It was interesting to see the range of antiques available--from porcelain, to autographs, to music instruments, to decorative arts, to jewelry, to antiquities--and to learn more about different artisans, historic periods, why certain pieces are more valuable than others, etc. My favorite antique in the guide was a beautiful late 19th-century Dresden porcelain plaque with a Dutch-style 16th-century town scene of a wealthy mother and daughter giving charity to a poor mother and infant. The guide is updated every year with new images and information, and it's something that I think I'll follow from year to year (our library gets a copy every year) because I enjoyed it so much.